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Leon Panetta says we need international permission to go to war

This video really is chilling. Our Secretary of Defense thinks that the President needs an international legal basis, NOT Congressional approval, to engage the military in operations of national defense, and would then inform Congress whether or not he would seek Congress's permission to act.

Just a few more months and Panetta can vacate the premiseses with his boss and take his new world order ideas with him.

Hidden Content"Amidst the uncertainties of war, every soldier is entitled to one certainty...that he will not be forgotten.
Poor is the nation that has no heroes, shameful is the one that, having them...forgets."

This video really is chilling. Our Secretary of Defense thinks that the President needs an international legal basis, NOT Congressional approval, to engage the military in operations of national defense, and would then inform Congress whether or not he would seek Congress's permission to act.

You may want to re-visit that video. He clearly states, that in matters of NATIONAL DEFENSE, the President has the power under the Constitution to take any actions needed to DEFEND the country. His talk regarding an "international legal basis" being wanted relates to other operations.

You may want to re-visit that video. He clearly states, that in matters of NATIONAL DEFENSE, the President has the power under the Constitution to take any actions needed to DEFEND the country. His talk regarding an "international legal basis" being wanted relates to other operations.

He referred to the Libyan operation as an operation of national defense.

I don't know that much about Panetta but his boss isn't going anywhere. Too bad that previous guy didn't get internationl permission before he started his wasteful and unneccessary Iraq war.

Dude, seriously, you need to be able to have a converstaion with out falling back to the "Bush did it" defense.

We get it. In your eyes Obama is the perfection of infallible humanity. He pees wine, poops gold and sweats diamonds. When he speaks all you hear is trumpets and angels singing. But this whole thing of constantly running to his defense with an anti-Bush comment has gotten beyond silly and has become just downright lame.

Hidden Content"Amidst the uncertainties of war, every soldier is entitled to one certainty...that he will not be forgotten.
Poor is the nation that has no heroes, shameful is the one that, having them...forgets."

Dude, seriously, you need to be able to have a converstaion with out falling back to the "Bush did it" defense.

We get it. In your eyes Obama is the perfection of infallible humanity. He pees wine, poops gold and sweats diamonds. When he speaks all you hear is trumpets and angels singing. But this whole thing of constantly running to his defense with an anti-Bush comment has gotten beyond silly and has become just downright lame.

I'm just going with the flow. Everyone wants to blame President Obama and his wife from everything the Kennedy assisination to the crucification of Christ why can bush get some of the love too? Seriously though the guy suggested that the president (currently obama but last time I checked all presidents must follow the same laws) should get international approval before starting a war, so it would apply to gwb if he was in the seat as well. Mabey if bush would have had to get international permission before starting a wasteful and illegal war in iraq we might not have been in some of the mess that we are in now. Can I say that or should I not talk about everyone's messiah George W "The Chosen One" Bush?